Elastic knitted fabric



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Filed Dec. 7, 1951 Patented Oct. 4,' 1932 omvnn H. WALTON, or nnnnmm nnrenra'mssacnnsnrrs ELASTIC KNITTED FABRIC Application filed December 7, 1981. Serial No. 579,591

. This invention relates to an elastic knitted fabric of the type in which a plurality of elastic. strands extend transversely of the fabric, the object of the invention being to look the elastic strands in the knitted fabric so that they cannot be pulled out.

The invention consists in an elastic knitted fabric of the character hereinafter set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing: I Fig. 1 is an enlarged elevation of a portion of a knitted fabric embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken transversely of one of the elastic strands, a portion of one of the loops of knitted fabric being shown extending through the covering of said strand.

Likenumerals refer to like parts in the views of the drawing.

In the drawing, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are rib knit courses and 9, 9 are elastic strands. The elastic strands consist of a core of rubber 10 which is surrounded by layers of yarn 11 and 12 wound around the core 10 and constitutin a cover 14 of the same. Loops 13 of the di erent courses 5, 6, 7 and 8 roject through the elastic strands 9, re erably through the yarn covering thereo as illustrated in the figures of the drawing. It will be seen that the loops 13 extending through the yarn covering of the elastic strand firmly lock the strand within the knitted fabric so that it cannot be withdrawn therefrom.

'Ilhe complete machine for knitting the fabric of this invention is disclosed in application by this applicant Serial No. 593,264

filed February 16, 1932.

I claim:

1. An elastic knitted fabric embodying therein a plurality of elastic strands extending transversely of the fabric, and loops of said fabric projecting through said strands, whereby the strands are locked in said fabric.

2; An elastic knitted fabric embodying therein a plurality of elastic strands extending transversely of the fabric, said strands each comprising a core of rubber and a covering of yarn, and loops of said fabric projecting through said covering whereby the strands are locked in said fabric.

3. A knitted fabric embodying therein a plurality of strands extending transversely of the fabric, and loops of said fabric ex tending through said strands, whereby the strands are locked in said fabric.

4. A knitted fabric embodying therein a strand extending transversely of the fabric, and a loop of said fabric extending through said strand, whereby said strand is locked in said fabric.

OLIVER H. WALTON. 

